Human chorionic gonadotropin as a measure of pregnancy duration

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 189-195

  Larsen, John ^a   Buchanan, Philip ^a,b   Johnson, Sarah ^c   Godbert, Sonya ^c   Zinaman, Michael ^d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Fetal Medicine Foundation USA   (United States)

^c SPD Development Company Limited   (United Kingdom)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestational age; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887080543     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.05.028     Document Type: Article

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